10 WWE Superstars Who Failed To Rejuvenate Their Careers In NXT

10. Johnny Curtis

Long before he was dancing his way around the WWE ring, Fandango was known simply as Johnny Curtis. He showed tremendous potential during his the fourth season of NXT (while it was still a competition show, mind you), but despite winning it, he made sporadic appearances on SmackDown throughout 2011 before returning to NXT: Redemption for a feud with Derrick Bateman, who is now known as Ethan Carter III in TNA.

After NXT's redevelopment and move to Full Sail University in mid-2012, Curtis continued to make occasional appearances on the black and yellow brand for the remainder of the year. In fact, it was on NXT that he was finally granted the WWE Tag Team Championship match he was promised with his pro R-Truth after winning the fourth season of the show. 

Other than that, he floundered due to not having any character development; fans just remembered him as the creepy competitor they couldn't take seriously while he stalked Superstars and poured milk over his head.

It wasn't long after that it was announced he was repackaged as Fandango, an arrogant ballroom dancer. Perhaps one last run in NXT could help him get his career back on track to avoid getting the pink slip, but nothing is guaranteed.